1300 Followers Freebie & Sale item!

A HUGE thank you to all of you for following me  throughout the past couple of years. I find joy in creating items for you and want to also thank you for supporting my classroom.

I have been on hiatus for a couple of weeks, as we have had a lot going on at school... busy, busy, busy! I haven't done any creating since then. I finally have a little breathing time today, so I wanted to thank you all by creating a freebie which can get you excited to be thinking ahead to a fresh new year (as some of us think about what next year has to offer... you never know)!! I created this welcome sign, which can be used as a banner (just add ribbon). In addition, I have marked down a newer item in my TpT store (see below). Just a way to say THANK YOU!

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{SALE for one week}

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Are you feeling LUCKY?

With St Patrick's Day quickly approaching, I still wanted to challenge my students to use figurative language on a regular basis. They have worked on reading logs all year (their only homework), but to change it up they will be working on building these figurative language skills. They still get some of the types mixed up, only because most of these are new to them this year (although I did look back and saw that figurative language begins in 3rd grade with discussing literal and non-literal meanings). Here is a fun way to practice these skills (see below):

Are you feeling lucky?? You have the opportunity to win this set for FREE if you link up with me for my NEW linky this coming Wednesday!! Check back Wednesday for more details!

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Thank you in advance for supporting our classroom with any purchase you make!

Close Reading Questioning...

Sometimes students think they are close reading, but they are only rereading. There needs to be a purpose when you close read. In addition, you have to look deeply at the message the author is trying to convey. This set allows students to think about different aspects of a text by asking specific questions to guide them in the close reading process.

This Close Reading Poster and Recording sheet set was designed to assist students in the close reading process. These activities are most suitable for grade 3+

This set includes the following:

* Poster Title "Close Reading Marks"
* 6 Chloe Reading Mark posters
* 14 Question Yourself While You Read Posters
* Close Reading Marks Recording sheet
* Close Reading Topics Recording sheet (author's point of view, evidence to support claims, etc.)
* 2 Close Reading Question Yourself While You Read recording sheets
* 1 Blank sheet (for personalization write in)

Recording sheets can be used with ANY close reading. 

**Do not forget the FREEBIE tomorrow**

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Take a Journey Through a Text!

We all want our students to read, but wouldn't it be great to have them REALLY read and dig deep into their texts?

I am extremely excited about this newest creation, as it will be VERY helpful in the next few weeks for review and assessing what kids know and are able to do {or not do}. We have some board members and business folks visiting a couple of classrooms (MINE included). During their visit, they want to see how we are utilizing technology. Well, I need to review during this time and touch on some areas with a few students who are not grasping certain skills. With this in mind, I wanted to create something of quality that can be used time and time again.

Putting all of that in perspective, I designed the "Take a Journey Through Your Text" activity set to allow students the opportunity to close read and dig deeper into a text in a variety of ways.

This was created to be used on multiple occasions & can be used with ANY text. These activities are most suitable for grade 3+

This "Take a Journey Through Your Text" close reading activity set covers the following standards:

Grades 3+
* ELACC RL1
* ELACC RL2
* ELACC RL3
* ELACC RL4
* ELACC RL6

* ELACC RI1
* ELACC RI2
* ELACC RI4
* ELACC RI5

This set includes the following items:

* Directions for Show What I Know Tech Method
* Directions for Text Journey (paper/pencil format)
* Show What I Know Menu # 1
* Show What I Know Menu # 2
* Rubric for Show What I Know Tech Method
* Rubric for Text Journey (paper/pencil format)
* 13 Journey pages including:
* Figurative Language
* Inferences
* Textual Evidence/Main Idea
* Textual Structure
* Vocabulary
* Sentence Structure
* Visualization
* Context Clues
* Summarizing
* Theme
* Character Analysis 
* Point of View

Each activity calls for students to close read in order to site evidence in various ways, touching on each of the standards above. This is a great assessment activity, could be used as homework, or to just enhance your lessons along the way. 

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All of my earlier creations are listed on my site by grade level. All my newest creations will be posted on my TpT site. Please follow along, if you wish. Again, thank you for your support! Click image or click TpT link above.

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